Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 2.2 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$2.71
NGN4,030.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
$5.43
NGN8,077.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$0.38
NGN565.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.31
NGN453.87
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.34
NGN1,995.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN136
|
$2.32
NGN3,444.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN163
|
$11.06
NGN16,439.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
$1.86
NGN2,760.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN102
|
$2.49
NGN3,699.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$1.83
NGN2,720.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.86
NGN1,282.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$0.73
NGN1,091.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.83
NGN1,232.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.92
NGN1,364.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.89
NGN1,323.77
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN276
|
$2.36
NGN3,502.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
$35.66
NGN53,020.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN598,542
|
$9,742.56
NGN14,487,192.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN831
|
$10.25
NGN15,246.43
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,906
|
$33.04
NGN49,130.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,917
|
$806.81
NGN1,199,721.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
$498.69
NGN741,558.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,953
|
$16.06
NGN23,879.78
|
|
pay 74.5% more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
$76.23
NGN113,360.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,731,405.06
|
|
pay 73.0% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN332
|
$0.91
NGN1,358.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN74
|
$2.16
NGN3,208.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
$1.42
NGN2,104.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN788
|
$37.75
NGN56,139.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN224
|
$6.67
NGN9,919.55
|
|
pay 49.2% more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
$16.52
NGN24,570.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
$29.67
NGN44,113.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,570
|
$53.82
NGN80,035.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
$54.66
NGN81,279.28
|
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